I was laid out on a bed as Yugoda examined me. Yura stood next to Yugoda, taking notes on a writing tablet as Yugoda waved water above me.
"Strange." said Yugoda, "Your qi seems to be flowing fine."
"That's good, right?" I asked.
"Normally, yes, but it doesn't explain why you can't use your legs. This may be a little harder to heal than I thought."
"Should I get out the acupuncture needles?" asked Yura.
"No need." said Yugoda, "I think maybe the pool would be more suited for this procedure."
I sighed, relieved they weren't going to do acupuncture. Yugoda then turned to me.
"We're going to lift you up now and put you in the healing pool."
"Okay." I said nodding.
Yugoda and Yura helped lift me up. Yugoda lifted me up by the shoulders while Yura held me by the legs, struggling a bit until we came over to a shallow pool in the other room and they gently lowered me into the water.
"Alright, I'm going to try balancing your qui now."
Yugoda stretched out her hands as if ready to bend the water when one of the women came in.
"Yugoda, we have a woman going into labor and we need your help!"
"Oh dear." she sighed before turning to Yura, "Yura, do you mind balancing Teo's qi while I take care of this?"
Yura nodded. After Yugoda left the room, Yura stretched out her hands. As she did, I could hear her muttering to herself.
"Okay, Yura. You can do this."
Yura started waving her hands around until the water started to glow. I could feel a bit of a tingle as Yura pushed and pulled the water back and forth. I then looked over at her and noticed she was wearing a necklace.
"Is that an engagement necklace?" I asked, "I thought you had to be 16 to be married and you look to be around my age."
"Oh this?" said Yura, "My parents arranged for me to be married before I was born. It's tradition that our parents pick who we're suppose to marry."
"Seems a bit harsh." said Teo.
"What do you mean?" asked Yura.
"Having your parents pick who you're suppose to marry? Seems lot of pressure for you."
I then felt a splash of water hit my face.
"Sorry!" said Yura.
"It's okay." I replied.
At that moment, Yugoda came back inside.
"It's a healthy baby girl." she said before turning to us, "How's Teo?"
"He's doing fine." said Yura, "I couldn't find anything wrong with his qi."
"Well then we may have to have more sessions with him." said Yugoda before turing to look at me, "Looks like Yura splashed you."
"It's fine." I said, "It was just water."
